Kinnickinnic River
Kinnickinnic River is a watercourse in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Kinnickinnic River is situated nearby to the quarter Jones Island, as well as near Historic Third Ward.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Milwaukee Pierhead Light and Milwaukee Breakwater Light.
Milwaukee Pierhead Light
Lighthouse
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The Milwaukee Pierhead Light is an active lighthouse located in the Milwaukee harbor, just south of downtown. This aid to navigation is a 'sister' of the Kenosha North Pier Light.
Milwaukee Breakwater Light
Lighthouse
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The Milwaukee Breakwater lighthouse was built in 1926 in the harbor of Milwaukee in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin to mark the entrance to the harbor. One of the last fully enclosed breakwater lighthouses in the Great Lakes, the structure was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.
Milwaukee Art Museum
Art gallery
The Milwaukee Art Museum is an art museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Its collection of nearly 35,000 works of art and gallery spaces totaling 150,000 sq. ft. make it the largest art museum in the state of Wisconsin and one of the largest art museums in the United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jones Island and Downtown Milwaukee.
Jones Island
Quarter
Jones Island is an industrialized peninsula in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It began as a marsh island between the Milwaukee and Kinnickinnic rivers, and now forms the city's inner harbor design.
Downtown Milwaukee
Suburb
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Downtown Milwaukee is the central business district of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The economic and symbolic center of the city and the Milwaukee metropolitan area, it is Milwaukee's oldest district and home to many of region's cultural, financial educational and historical landmarks including Milwaukee City Hall, Fiserv Forum and the Milwaukee Art Museum.
Milwaukee
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Milwaukee is the largest city in the state of Wisconsin, United States. The city's population is about 600,000 with about 1.6 million in the metropolitan area. It is in the southeastern portion of the state on the western shore of Lake Michigan.
Kinnickinnic River
- Type: Watercourse
- Category: body of water
- Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.02585° or 43° 1′ 33″ northLongitude
-87.89008° or 87° 53′ 24″ westElevation
581 feet (177 metres)Open location code
86MJ24G5+8XGeoNames ID
5258675
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